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Heart problems detected better with a Cardiac MRI

...us heart problems. However, ECGs can be completely normal even when a heart attack is taking place. ECGs are also sometimes unable to identify unstable angina, or chest pain. Researchers suggest// that about 2 percent of patients with heart attack are actually sent home from the emergency room because the a...

New fertility drug development techniques by Organon

...fertilization of the ovulated eggs resulted in the normal implantation of healthy embryos in these rats. The scientists at Organon who are also exploring the IVF cycle concluded that this oral compound could also play a role in other infertility indications or at other moments during and after an IVF cycle....

Scientists locate key hormone involved in appetite control

...ssist children who are developing at a slower than normal rate. On the other hand, drugs aimed at limiting production of the hormone might be developed to reduce appetite for those battling severe obesity. Senior scientist, Cone, also added that future research will help distinguish between the roles of the...

Protein in diabetic neuropathy treatment

...n Diego shows that proteins that are essential for normal nervous system development may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy. Their research has shown a connection between the sonic hedgehog protein, a human protein named after a video-game character, and diabetic neuropathy....

New hope for spinal cord injury victims

...il now, has left them with little hope of living a normal life. However, recent research has begun to suggest that maybe stem cells - primitive cells that can turn into specific cell types - could repair the damage involved in such disabling injuries. Researchers from// the Loyola University in Chicago are ...

Safety of soy under suspicion

...r prostate glands and smaller testes. The rats had normal sperm counts and would behave as if they wanted to mate when placed with females. However, they were unable to ejaculate. The effects were just as severe in males that did not eat genistein after weaning as it was in those that continued eating it. T...

Gene linked to 'Missing Eye' condition in newborns

...ccurs due to the foetus not developing eyes in the normal way in the first 28 days of pregnancy. Babies born...ion are often fitted with prosthetic eyes to allow normal facial// development. Researchers from the Human Genetics Unit in Edinburgh who published their stu...

Cosmetic plastic surgery for a youthful healthy look

...y were 50 to visit a plastic surgeon to reduce the normal signs of aging. He also added that non-surgical treatments like chemical peels( which have increased 25%)// and collagen injections (which have increased 48%)have become more popular with women and men in their 20s, 30s and 40s. He said that while yo...

Elevated homocysteine levels linked to congestive heart failure risk

...earchers also found that even those with so-called normal levels of homocysteine had an increased risk of heart failure. They also found the link was strongest for women. The researchers believe that the study now needs follow-up as it could confirm if reducing homocysteine levels would help avoiding heart ...

Germs to blame for bad breath

... colonise in their tongues than ones that colonise normal tongues. However, uncovering all the bugs is a tedious task, as, out of the total 700 odd bacteria that collectively populate all human tongues, researchers currently know the names of only about 300. The recent study, which is part of an ongoing eff...

Proof that Vitamin C may be effective in combating colds

...d immediately after the two weeks and came back to normal after about two weeks. This proved that the effect of vitamin C is short-lived. The researchers also added that contrary to the belief that several grams of vitamin C in a day has toxic effects, they found no toxic side-effects in their subjects who ...

Poorer breast cancer prognosis with reduced physical activity

...ctivity compared to 24 percent decline in women of normal body mass index. The researchers concluded that there is an increased risk of recurrence and reduced survival time for those women with increased body weight at the time of breast cancer diagnosis....

Lifestyle linked to prostate cancer risk

An US research have shown that maintaining a normal body mass index, engaging in regular physical activity and undergoing screening for prostate cancer can help stop disease progression. In a six-year study of 1,117 patients with localised prostate cancer, researchers from the University of Texas look...

Mental growth in babies at risk

...rs found that the auditory cortex took longer than normal to mature. Since all mammals share similar basic patterns of brain development they are likely to apply to humans. Further experiments showed that rats whose brain development was held back were able to improve once they left the noisy environment. ...

Infertility may result from bone fragments

...e to become pregnant again. When diagnosed through normal hysteroscope her uterus appeared normal. However when doctors conducted an ultrasound exam they found white evidence of embedded bone fragments. Using the ultrasound images to guide them, the doctors scraped the uterine lining and removed the fragmen...

Missing Protein In Cancer Development

...tself doesn't cause cancer but its absence gives a normal cell the chance to change into a cancer cell.// E2F3 is part of a family of proteins called transcription factors. They are critical for controlling the entire cell cycle. The protein is responsible for transmission of genetic material from a parent ...

A drug in vogue to deccelerate the course of Alzheimer's

...l glutamate. This happens when glutamate is in its normal concentration. Its concentration can increase or decrease according to the level of Alzheimer's disease. Available treatments for Alzheimer's that have proven effective at treating mild to moderate stages of the disease are aimed at a different chem...

Virus Helps Remove Brain Cancer

...tely eradicate brain tumors in mice, while leaving normal brain tissue alone. The Delta-24-RGD therapy, becomes the first treatment for the deadliest brain cancer, the malignant glioma. It is a new-generation "replication-competent oncolytic" adenovirus therapy in which a therapeutic virus spreads throughou...

Hope for First New Melanoma Treatment in Decades

... resume. Apoptosis made the cells behave more like normal cells, thereby clearing away the dysfunctional and damaged cells. Of the three forms of skin cancer, melanoma is the most likely to result in death. In 90 percent of cases, severe sunburns trigger melanoma. Each year the number of cases of melanoma ...

Drugs Deter Heart Disease for Transplant Patients

... and they also reduce the incidence in people with normal cholesterol levels who have other conditions that put them at higher risk for heart problems. Kidney transplant patients have a significantly //higher risk of heart disease. The role cholesterol plays in increasing the risk in this population is uncl...

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